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Four New Year’s Resolutions for School Administrators
By Jonathan C. Erwin, M.A., author of The School Climate Solution: Creating a Culture of Excellence from the Classroom to the Staff Room The holidays! It’s that time of year that students, teachers, and—maybe most of all—school administrators long for. … Continue reading
You’re the Principal. Now What?
By Susan Stone Kessler, Ed.D., coauthor of The Principal’s Survival Guide They gave you the job. You are going to be the principal next year! You always knew this day would come, but now that it’s here, you can’t remember … Continue reading
Posted in Administrators, Professional Development
Tagged leadership, parents, principals, school improvement
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Enter to Win School Leadership Resources
This giveaway is now closed. School leaders make dozens of decisions each day, and the responsibilities of the job are seemingly endless. To help both new and veteran principals navigate the principalship and improve their schools, we’re giving away two … Continue reading
7 Essential Steps to School Improvement
By Evelyn M. Randle-Robbins, M.A., author of The Hands-On Guide to School Improvement At some point in your leadership career, you may be faced with the task of transforming all or portions of an organization. This can be an enormously challenging … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Spirit author, leadership, parents, principals, school culture, school improvement
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Counselor’s Corner: Mentoring Outside of the Box
January is National Mentoring Month. You can change lives by being a mentor or connecting children and adolescents with mentors in their community. The National Mentoring Month site has tons of information for getting connected as a mentor, finding mentoring … Continue reading
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Tagged leadership, leadership skills, mentoring, national mentoring month
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